Due to salary cap constraints, the Atlanta Falcons were forced to hand out a number of one-year deals last offseason, but that won’t be the case in 2023 when the team is projected to have the second-most available cap space in the NFL.
The Falcons have 23 players set to hit free agency when the new league year begins in March. Based on how they played this season, we’ve compiled a list of 10 pending free agents Atlanta should look to retain in 2023.
WR Damiere Byrd
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P Bradley Pinion
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TE MyCole Pruitt
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LG Elijah Wilkinson
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CB Isaiah Oliver
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2022 stats: 39 tackles (28 solo), 1 INT, 1 sack
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PFF grades: 77.9 (team’s top defensive grade)
CB Mike Ford
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OLB Lorenzo Carter
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2022 stats: 58 tackles (29 solo), 4 sacks, 1 INT, 1 FR
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PFF grades: 60.5
WR Olamide Zaccheaus
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ILB Rashaan Evans
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2022 stats: 159 tackles (86 solo), 2 sacks, 6 TFL, 2 FR
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PFF grades: 59.6
RT Caleb McGary
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Story originally appeared on Falcons Wire